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CIHM/ICMH 

Microfiche 

Series. 


CIHM/ICMH 
Collection  de 
microfiches. 


Canadian  Institute  for  Historical  Microreproductions  /  Institut  Canadian  de  microreproductions  historiques 


Tachnical  and  Bibliographic  Notas/Notas  tachniques  at  bibliographiquas 


J  Inatituta  haa  attamptad  to  obtain  tha  boat 
.original  copy  avaiiabia  for  filnting.  Faaturaa  of  thia 
copy  which  may  ba  bibliographically  uniqua. 
which  may  altar  any  of  tha  imagaa  in  tha 
raproduction.  or  which  may  aignificantly  changa 
tha  uaual  mathod  of  filming,  ara  chackad  balow. 


□   Colourad  covara/ 
Couvartura  da  couiaur 


I     I   Covars  damagad/ 


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Couvartura  andommagM 


Covars  raatorad  and/or  laminatad/ 
Couvartura  rattaurte  at/ou  pallicuMa 


I      I    Covar  titia  miasing/ 


La  titra  da  couvartura  manqua 


I     I   Colourad  mapa/ 


Cartas  gAographiquaa  an  couiaur 


Colourad  inic  (i.a.  othar  than  blua  or  blacit)/ 
Encra  da  couiaur  (i.a.  autra  qua  blaua  ou  noira) 


I     I   Colourad  piatas  and/or  illuatrationa/ 


Planchaa  at/ou  illuatrationa  an  couiaur 

Bound  with  othar  matarial/ 
Ralii  avac  d'autraa  documants 

Tight  binding  may  cauaa  shadows  or  distortion 
along  intarior  margin/ 

La  re  liura  sarrAe  paut  causar  da  I'ombra  ou  da  la 
diatortion  la  long  da  la  marga  intiriaura 

Blank  laavas  addad  during  rastoration  may 
appaar  within  the  text.  Whenever  poasibla.  theaa 
have  been  omitted  from  filming/ 
II  se  peut  qua  cartainaa  pagaa  blanchaa  ajout^aa 
lore  d'una  restauration  apparaissant  dans  la  taxta, 
mais,  lorsqua  cala  6tait  poasibla,  caa  pages  n'ont 
paa  M  fiim^kas. 

Additional  commanta:/ 
Commentairas  supplAmantaires; 


L'Institut  a  microfilm*  la  mailleur  exemplaire 
qu'il  lui  a  AtA  possible  de  se  procurer.  Les  details 
da  cet  exemplaire  qui  sont  peut-Atre  uniques  du 
point  de  vue  bibliographique,  qui  pauvent  modifier 
une  image  reproduite,  ou  qui  peuvent  exiger  une 
modification  dans  la  mAthode  normale  de  fiimage 
sont  indiqute  ci-dessous. 


□  Coloured  pages/ 
Pagaa  da  couiaur 

r~T/^agaa  damaged/ 
I  ^  Pagaa  andommagias 

I      I    Pages  restored  and/or  laminated/ 


Pagaa  restaurAes  et/ou  peilicul^es 

Pages  discoloured,  stained  or  foxed/ 
Pages  dicolories,  tacheties  ou  pfqutes 


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□   Pages  detsched/ 
Pages  d^tachtes 

r~^  Showthrough/ 
I — I   Transparence 

I     I   Quality  of  print  varies/ 


Quality  inigaia  de  I'impression 

Includes  supplementary  matariai/ 
Comprand  du  mat6riel  suppi^mentaire 

Only  adition  available/ 
Saula  Mition  disponibie 


D 


Pages  wholly  or  partially  obscured  by  errata 
slips,  tissues,  etc.,  have  baen  refilmed  to 
ensure  the  best  possible  image/ 
Las  pagaa  totaiement  ou  partiellement 
obscurcies  par  un  feuiliet  d'errata.  une  pelure, 
etc.,  ont  M  fiimAes  A  nouveau  de  fa^ on  d 
obtanir  la  meilieure  image  possible. 


This  item  is  filmed  at  the  reduction  ratio  chackad  below/ 

Ce  document  est  film*  au  taux  de  rMuction  indiquA  ci-dessous. 


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Th«  copy  film«d  hare  hat  b««n  raproduead  thanka 
to  tha  ganaroaity  of: 

La  BiMiotMqiM  (to  In  Villa  (to  Montrtel 


L'axamplaira  filmA  f ut  raproduit  grica  i  la 
g4n*roait4  da: 

La  BibliotMqiM  da  to  VHto  da  Montrlal 


Tha  imagaa  appaaring  hara  ara  tha  baat  quality 
posaibia  conaidaring  tha  condition  and  iagibillty 
of  tha  original  copy  and  in  Icaaping  with  tha 
filming  contract  apacif icationa. 


Original  copiaa  in  printed  papar  covara  ara  filmad 
beginning  with  tha  front  covar  and  ending  on 
tha  laat  page  with  a  printed  or  iiiuatratad  imprea- 
sion,  or  tha  bacic  covar  when  appropriate.  All 
other  original  copies  ara  filmed  beginning  on  the 
first  page  with  a  printed  or  illustrated  impres- 
sion, and  ending  on  the  last  page  with  a  printed 
or  illustrated  impression. 


Lea  Imagaa  auh/antaa  ont  At*  raproduitea  avac  la 
plua  grand  soin,  compta  tenu  de  la  condition  at 
de  la  natteti  de  I'exemplaira  filmA,  et  en 
conformity  avac  las  conditions  du  contrat  da 
filmage. 

Lea  exemplairas  originaux  dont  la  couvarture  en 
papier  est  imprimte  sont  filmAa  an  commenpant 
par  la  premier  plat  et  en  terminant  aoit  par  la 
dernidre  page  qui  comporte  une  empreinte 
d'impreaaion  ou  d'illuatration,  soit  par  la  aacond 
plat,  aaion  le  cas.  Tous  las  autrea  axemplairac 
originaux  sont  filmte  en  commenpant  par  la 
pramlAre  page  qui  comporte  une  empreinte 
d'impression  ou  d'iliustration  et  en  terminant  par 
la  darnlAre  page  qui  comporte  une  telle 
empreinte. 


The  last  recorded  frame  on  each  microfiche 
shall  contain  the  symbol  -^  (meaning  "CON- 
TINUED"), or  the  symbol  V  (meaning  "END"), 
whichever  epplies. 


Un  dee  symboles  suivants  apparattra  sur  la 
darnlAre  image  de  chaque  microfiche,  aaion  le 
caa:  le  symbols  — ►  signifie  "A  SUIVRE",  le 
symbols  ▼  signifie  "FIN". 


Maps,  plates,  charts,  etc.,  may  be  filmed  at 
different  reduction  ratios.  Those  too  large  to  be 
entirely  included  in  one  exposure  are  filmed 
beginning  in  the  upper  left  hand  corner,  left  to 
right  and  top  to  bottom,  as  many  framea  as 
required.  The  following  diagrama  illustrate  the 
method: 


Lea  cartes,  planches,  tableaux,  etc.,  peuvent  itre 
filmte  A  des  taux  de  rMuction  diffArents. 
Lorsque  le  document  est  trop  grand  pour  Atre 
reproduit  en  un  seul  clichA,  ii  est  filmA  A  partir 
da  Tangle  supArieur  gauche,  de  gauche  A  droite, 
et  de  haut  en  bas,  an  prenant  la  nombra 
d'images  nAcessaira.  Lea  diagrammea  auivanta 
illustrent  la  mAthode. 


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DISCOURSE. 


PSALM  46 :  8,9- 


Come,  behold  the  works  of  the  jfjori,  what  desolationt 

he  haih  made  in  the  ea-rth. 
He  maketh  wars  to  cea^  unto  the  end  qfthe  earth :  he 

Areaketh  the  bow,  and  eutteth  the  spear  in  sunder; 
J^Jbwmeth  the  chari^  in  the  fire^ 


■.-iwMU 


J.  UB  present  it  a  period  ^f  wonders ;  I 
liad  almost  said,  of  mirades.  Certainly  it  is  a  time 
for  fervent  admiimtiDn  and  thaiik;sgiving.  Little  more 
than  a  year  ago,  and  for  many  years  previous,  the 
earth  was  overwhelmed  with  a  general  war,  destruc- 
tion and  desolation.  Now  wars  have  ceased  to  the 
ends  of  the  earth.  Two  short  months  ago,  most  of 
us  were  expecting  a  summer  of  violent  and  exaspera- 
ted warfkre ;  and  were  iti  a  maainw  arming  ourselves, 
to  ftght  for  onr  land,  our  hmnes  and  our  families. 
Now  we  are  here  befcHse  the  iliOird,  to  render  to  Him 
our  thanks  for  <9ie  restoration  of  peace,  and  that  we 
can  dwell  in  quiet  'habitations. 

There  i«  Indeed  a  Jremnant  of  war  with  a  piratical 
power  J  and  at  another  time  it  might  appear  c(msid- 
erable,  as  it  may  be  and  is  distressful  to  some  of  our 
brethren.  But,  comparing  it  with  the  wars,  that  have 
ceased  here,  and  in  other  parts  of  the  earth,  we  can 
scarcely,  regard  it  as  an  exception  from  the  generiii 
jj^aci^catioft. 


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We  very  naturally  think  our  own  times  and  oup 
ovvu  affairs  the  most  interesting  and  important.  But 
really  I  think  our  own  times,  the  period  of  the  last 
tv/onty  years  or  more,  the  most  extraordinary,  that 
have  passed  in  the  last  thousand  years  ;  and  the  con- 
clusion not  less  extraordinary,  than  the  progress.  I 
might  have  excepted  the  great  Reformation ;  but  I 
was  speaking  of  the  political  state  of  the  world.  All 
this  vast  commotion  and  revolution,  after  its  com- 
mencement, was  carried  on  by  one  man ;  whose  fall 
was  as  signal  as  his  elevation.  The  French  power 
was  rapidly  declining,  when  he  seized  the  g|overn- 
ment ;  and  he  almost  became  tht  conqueror  of  all  Eu- 
rope. Nor  could  this  remote  land  be  exempt  from  the 
general  struggle.  We  also  were  drawn  into  the  war 
of  the  world  ;  and  were  left  alone  to  finish  it  with  a 
powerful  nation.  It  is  finished ;  and,  I  suppose,  we 
all  heartily  rejoice  in  the  peace.  Let  us  rejoice  in 
the  Lord,  and  render  to  Him  our  humble  an4  hearty 
thanks  for  this  great  mercy. 

Religion,  the  religion  of  the  Holy  Bible,  teaehes  us 

^  devoutly  to  acknowledge  his  overruling  Providence 
ill  causing  wars  to  cease,  and  giving  peace  to  nations. 

,  This  religion  also  teaches  us  to  acknowledge  his  over- 
ruling Providence  even  in  the  scourge  of  war.  We 
do  not  impute  to  Him  the  wrath  and  the  guilt  of  man. 

'  But  he  can  restrain  this  wrath,  or  let  it  rage  on  and 
scourge  the  guilty  nations.  It  is  a  scourge  to  the  vic- 
tors, as  well  as  to  the  vanquished.  War  may  be  tru- 
ly called  <'the  scourge  of  uod  ;''  and  it  is  one  of  the 
severest  scourges.  He  can  justly  cause  the  wrath  and 
the  wickedness  of  man  to  execute  his  judgments ;  and 
then  he  can  justly  punish  the  instruments,  whose 

'thought  and  intent  was  only  to  execute  their  own 
wicked  designs.  This  doctrine  is  clearly  exemplifi- 
ed in  the  scriptural  history  of  the  Assyrian  and  Eiaby- 

-  Ionian  empires. 
.  By  the  occasion  and  the  text,  we  are  led  to  think  of 
the  evils  of  tcaVf  and  of  the  blessings  of  peace.  Thence 


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ivill  arise  reasons  for^ratttiu2e  to  the  Almighty  Ruler ; 
and  for  preserving  peace,  **  as  much  as  lietn  in  us^"  as 
much  and  as  long  as  possible. 

The  blessings  of  peace  consist  firstly  and  chiefly  in 
exemption  from  the  evils  and  mi8erie3  of  war ;  and 
this  exemption  is  most  clearly  and  strongly  perceived 
and  felt,  when  it  is  recent. 

I.  We  n^usty  therefore,  consider  some  of  the  evils, 
from  which  we,  and  mankind,  are  recently  delivered. 

Think  of  seven  or  eight  hundred  thousands,  or  a 
million  of  men,  drawn  together  to  destroy  one  another, 
with  all  their  might  and  sl^ill,  and  with  the  most  for- 
cible instruments  of  destruction.  Think  of  all  the 
men  of  military  age  in  these  United  States,  or  of  all 
the  white  men  of  twenty  years  of  age  and  upward, 
drawn  together  for  this  sanguinary  purpose.  These 
vast  numbers  were  engaged  not  only  in  one  battle, 
but  in  many  battles  through  a  campaign.  These  wars 
were  carried  on  not  only  mrough  one  year,  but  many 
years,  twenty  years,  as  many  as  twenty  of  these  lat- 
ter years,  In  some  of  these  battles,  probably^  as  ma- 
ny as  sixty  or  seventy  thousands  have  been  killed  or 
wounded.  The  battles  have  been  frequent,  and 
numerous,  and  fierce,  and  obstinate,  and  destructive, 
to  an  unparalleled  degree.  Then  we  must  take  into 
the  account  the  mortal  diseases  of  a  camp,  and  the 
.many  sufferings  of  warfare.  I  tliink,  it  has  ueen  said, . 
that  a  quarter  part  of  the  armies  perish  in  a  year ;  and 
sometimes  in  these  wars  the  half,  qr  the  greater  part. 
To  this  shocking  account  we  must  add  the  dreadful 
distresses,  the  faniiqe,  tl^e  rnin  of  the  cpuntries,  through 
which  the  <<  overflowing  scourge"  passes ;  cities  de- 
molished, fields,  regions  laid  desolate,  and  the  inhab- 
itants ruined ;  all  the  works,  and  arts,  and  joys,  and 
comforts  of  man  beaten  down  and  trampled  in  the  dust. 
f *  And  woe  tq  the  conquered  ;"  woe.  woe,  woe  to  the 
conquered ;  one  woe  is  past,  and  another  and  another 
woe  con^eth  |  The  countries,  from  which  the  pow- 
ers of  war  arR  drawn,  men,  money,  provisions,  are 


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oppreiied  with  burdeniy  taxes,  exaetionii  and  eom- 
mieated  diitntsea  of  the  peonle,  and  of  fknilies. 
Their  bread  is  snatched  from  the  poor,  and  their  liv. 
ing  from  those,  who  were  in  eoinfortable  cirenmstan- 
ces.  Heaty  imposts  exhaust  the  resources  of  life. 
Multitudes  are  thrown  out  of  business  and  subsist, 
enee.  Almost  every  thing  is  arrested,  but  what  con- 
tributes to  supply  and  support  the  destroyer  of  men. 
Fathers,  brothers,  and  ehitdren  are  torn  firom  their 
families,  with  tiieprobability,  that  the^  shall  nevef 
see  them  again.  Tne  whole  land  and  the  people  are 
oppressed,  exhausted,  wasted,  and  reduced  to  various 
wretchedness.  The  moral  ruin  of  war  is  among  its 
most  deleterious,  poisonous  eifects.  The  moral  pesti- 
lence  spreads  through  the  camp,  the  court,  the  city, 
and  the  country*  The  great  principles  of  religion, 
the  laws  of  virtue,  the  sentiments  and  the  institutions, 
which  are  most  salutary  to  mankind,  are  violated,  re- 
jected and  despised.  Tice,  iniquity  and  impiety 
abound. 

The  court,  indeed,  is  already  inflscted,  and  spreads 
the  contagion  through  the  country.  These  miseries 
generally  proceed  from  One,  or  a  few  men,  woiiciiig 
upon  the  passions  of  man)dnd.  Those,  <<  who  rule 
over  men,''  whose  office,  and  duty  it  is,  to  watch  and 
labor  for  their  peace  and  happiness,  these,  possessing 
power,  consider  the  people  as  made  only  for  their  Iber- 
vice,  made  to  be  destroyed  at  their  will,  or  for  their 
pleasure.  They  regwrd  the  life  of  a  man  no  more,  than 
the  life  of  a  beast.  No  doubt  there  are  exceptions. 
No  doubt  there  have  been  rujers,  who  have  studied 
and  labored  for  this  good  of  the  people,  Butveiir 
commonly  they  have  other  designs,  of  their  own  will, ' 
4>r  their  own  pleasure,  or  their  own  glory,  or  their  cu- 
pidity, which  thev  place  in  pursuits  far  distant  from 
the  people's  happiness,  often  in  those,  which  produce 
the  people's  misery  and  destruction.  Tes,  misery  and 
destruction,  and  iniquity  and  wickednesf  are  called 
honor,  and  glory,  and  prosperity  3  and  th^  infatuated 


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people  Join  in  the  ctj,  and  thout  in  the  train  find  the 
triumph  of  their  dettroyert.  Tea,  they  are  ready 
coolly  and  cheerfulW  to  kill  one  another  for  the  pleu- 
ure.  or  the  race  of  their  masten. 

Theee  horriole  Beenes  have  been  exhibited  on  this 
earth  almost  eontinually,  ever  since  it  has  existed. 
They  rise  from  the  v^ickedness  of  man,  or  the  instiga- 
tion of  the  devil,  or  both  together ;  and  they  are  the 
scourges  of  the  wickedness,  whence  they  arise.  War  is 
always  umust,  on  one  side,  or  the  other,  or  both.  It  is 
evident,  tnat  if  **  the  people  were  all  righteous,'^  if 
the  nations  and  the  rulers  were  all  just,  there  would 
be  no  wars.  There  would  be  few  or  no  occasions  of 
difference,  or  dispute ;  and,  if  any  shonld  arise,  they 
would  be  easily  and  equitably  settled.  **  The  wore 
of  righteousness  is  peace,  and  the  effect  of  righteous- 
ness, quietness  and  assurance  forever."  Of  the  uni- 
versal reign  of  Christ  it  is  prophesied,  <<that  mtion 
shall  not  lift  up  sword  against  nation,  neither  shall 
they  learn  war  any  more.''  The  hostile  spirit  of  tho 
world  is  very  distant  from  the  peaceabk  spirit  of  the 
Gospel. 

Ambition,  avarice,  and  sometimes  revenge  and  ha- 
tred are  the  common  causes  of  war.  Buch  are  the 
real  causes,  though  other  pretexts  are  conjnrad  up  ; 
and  pretexts  are  easily  found,  when  they  are  wanted. 
But  the  pretended  causes  are  seldom  the  real  causes. 
The  lust  of  dominion,  or  of  acquisition,  has  been  the 
cause  of  most  of  the  wars  within  the  memory  and  his- 
tory of  man.  The  rude  barbarians  of  antiquity  made 
•no  ceremony  of  the  business,  but  openly  and  boldly 
#  marched  forth  to  conquer,  to  subdue  and  to  plunder. 
The  civilized  barbarians  of  later  times  are  a  little  more 
ceremonious,  and  for  the  sake  of  form,  or  deception, 
they  make  some  pretences ;  but  their  pass;ioiis  and  mo- 
tives are  the  same.  As  if  a  man  have  noi;  business,  or 
honor,  or  happiness,  or  trouble  enough  in  governing 
ten,  twenty,  or  thirty  millions ;  unless,  by  destroying 
a  million,  he  can  gain  a  million,  or  the  desolated  land. 


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which  they  once  inhabited.  And  commonly  he  must 
retire  at  last  only  with  his  lo^s,  and  triumph  in  the 
miseries  of  his  people. 

But  it  is  said,  that  war  is  sometimes  necessary  in 
self-defence ;  and  that  it  h  necessary  to  keep  up  the 
spirit  and  the  preparations  of  war,  that  we  itiay  be  able 
to  defend  ourselves  against  invaders.  If  this  position 
must  be  granted,  it  is  all  that  can  be  granted  in  truth 
and  ri|;htoousne8s.  If  all  nations  Were  governed  by 
this  principle,  there  would  be  few  or  nd  wars. 

We  seem  to  imagine,  that,  if  there  be  any  small 
pretence  for  flghtine,  we  are  bound  in  honor  and  jus- 
tice to  fight ;  and  that  it  is  base  and  plisillanimous  to 
decline  the  combat.  A  more  magnanimous  justice 
would  require  a  real,  a  ^eat,  a  sufficient,  an  indis. 
pensable  cause,  before  it  would  open  the  gates  of 
slaughter  and  devastation.  We  seem  to  imagine,  that 
if  we  can  find  or  make  some  pretence  against  another 

}»ower,  we  have  a  perfect  right,  and  are  bound  in 
lonor  and  justice,  to  destroy  ourselves,  or  to  throw 
ourselves  into  the  way  of  destructioii.  There  is  no 
question  about  our  own  ability,  or  safety,  or  existence  ; 
or  the  lives  of  thousands,  or  the  fortunes  of  the  people. 
If  this  is  honor,  I  would  rather  bear  the  dishonor  of  a 
small  stain  of  reason  and  sober  wisdom ;  I  would  everi 
rather  bear  the  disgrace  of  a  little  religion  and  Chris- 
tianity. 

But  the  professed  warrior  values  not  reasons,  and 
•tops  not  for  pretences.  His  business,  his  profession, 
his  occupation,  his  glory  is  to  destroy  mankind  and 
desolate  the  earth ;  «  and  all  the  World  wonder  after 
the  beast,"  and  many  give  him  the  highest  glory  of 
human  nature.  The  defenders  of  their  country  have 
been  deservedly  honored  and  celebrated,  and  their 
memory  has  been  precious  and  dearly  cherished.  But 
the  dazzled  mind  loses  sight  of  the  motives,  amidst 
the  glare  of  the  warrior ;  and  transfers  the  honor,  du6 
to  patriotism,  to  the  lawless  and  ferocious  conquerors 
and  destroyers  of  men.  It  worships  them,  as  the  pooir 
savages  worship  the  evil  spirit. 


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What  a  daik  and  disibal  hiitory  of  tha  world  is  eom- 
posed  of  these  incessant  wars  and  ruins  t  Indeed  they 
compose  most  of  the  history  of  mankind. '  What  wo- 
ful  efleets  and  punishments  of  human  depravity  ! 

This  cruel  rage  has  risen  in  onr  day  to  the  greatest 
height  and  most  enormous  dominion^  We  rarely 
meet  with  any  thing  equal  or  similar  to  this  period  in 
the  long  records  of  time.  The  mightiest  nations  were 
engaged  in  mortal  conflict.  It  seemed  for  a  time^  that 
all  the  nations  were  to  be  subdued  and  enslaved.  The 
wrath  and  power  of  the  conqueror  were  felt  by  all 
people^  from  the  shores  of  the  Atlantiek  to  the  shores 
of  the  Red  8ea ;  from  the  Straits,  which  separate  the 
continents^  to  the  cold  regions  of  the  North  Btar.  All 
seemed  to  fall  before  him,  but  an  Island  begirt  with 
navies.  But  the  moment,  when  he  was  ready  to  seize 
on  universal  empire,  was  the  moment,  when  he  began 
to  fall  from  the  height  of  his  poweri  **  The  Lord 
Mowed  upon  him  with  his  wind,"  and  he  shrunk  un. 
der  the  blast.  The  nations  rose  upon  him>  and  he  re- 
tired like  a  hunted  lion.  They  pursued  him  to  hia 
domain ;  "  he  forgot  his  eunning ;"  he  left  them  be- 
tween him  and  his  capital ;  they  seized  the  seat  of  his 
empire,  "  and  he  fell  like  Lucifer,"  and  lay  at  their 
mercy. 

We  also  have  felt  the  violence  of  the  times.  We 
have  been  harassed,  and  shut  up,  and  driven  inter 
war.  We  know  something  of  the  slaughter,  and  the 
expense,  and  the  various  sufferings.  Thousands  have 
fallen  ;  thousands  have  been  distressed ;  thousands 
have  been  reduced ;  and  all  have  been  burdened  with 
heavy  taxes,  and  heavy  prices.  Money  and  credit 
have  failed,  and  a  great  debt  remains.  These  are  ne- 
cessary and  unavoidable  evils  of  war.  There  have 
been  various  successes,  some  defeats,  and  some  fail- 
ures of  expeditions ;  and  some  signal  victories  and  de- 
fences. The  seamen  have  maintained  their  honor, 
and  the  honor  of  their  country.  Our  defenders  have 
done  wonders  in  repelling  invasion.    But,  though  they 


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iteve  set eraf  timet  ddne  bravely^  they  have  in  etfect 
gained  ndlbing  but  thi«  praise,  in  ittviraitts  the  he«tilt 
territeriefir.  B^ii  tfa^se^  who  w^e  oppesea  t«  the  irar 
on  principle,  canAo^  reasonably  eottriiflain  of  the  fatt> 
nre  of  intfttions.  The  proper  liuljeGi  of  their  com- 
plaint i»,  that  they  ii<rere  eirer  iittetttpled.  The  enemy 
3kaTe  not  been  much  more  suiecesi^ful  in  invadhie  vs. 
They  have  t^ken  and!  destroyed  Ibe  Qa|»ito) ;  they  have 
taken  a  plaee  or  two  on  the  nortb-etftitc^tt  borders  ^ 
And  have  eommilted  ravage?  and  depre^ievs  in  di- 
vers places.  In  deveral  itttewpts  tbey  have  been  de- 
feated, in  some  sn^rislngly  dfefefttedr  Bnt  they  coald 
easily  attack  m  otk  all  quartei^,  and  keep  ns  in  per^ 
petual  alarm,  and  motion,  and  fighting ;  they  could  do 
ns  vast  daiiiage^  might  take  some  of  our  towns,  and  oc- 
casion an  enoi'mons  expense.  This  Was  oor  great  dan- 
ger, this  they  threatened,  and  we  apprehended.  There 
was  no  great  danger,^  that  they  could  penetrate  far  in- 
to the  pdptilotis  parts  ol  the  eounti-y,  or  could  maintain 
theif  groMidittit^  wilhotft  greaeer  forces^  than  they  had 
hilhertc^  sent  ApAnttt  n«^  But  they  bad  it  in  their  pow^ 
er  i»  harass  and  distress  ui,  and  force  ns  to  defend 
ourselvds  at  a  vast  expense  of  blood  and  treasure. 

If  our  e<iuse  were  most  just,  our  necessity  most  ur- 
gent, our  success  complete  and  certain ;  still,  while 
flie  war  continued,  we  must  encounter  and  endtnre  its 
manifold  evils  ^  still  it  is  at  best  a  complication  of  thu 
most  **  sore  evils  under  the  sun  f*  and  we  have  reason 
to  be  heartily  glad,  when  they  are  brought  to  a  termi- 
Aadon.  I  cannot  conceive  of  the  happiness  of  being 
compelled  to  defend  ottrselves  by  feree.  We  may  be 
thankful,  if  wo  are  successfully  defended.  But  I  can 
hardly  be  induced  to  celebrate  the  brilliant  success, 
the  splendor,  the  glory,  the  joy,  of  killing  and  being 
killed ;  of  thousands  killed  and  wounded,  and  thou- 
sands destitute,  distressed  and  ruined  <  I  cannot  find 
H  christian  joy  in  destroying  even  our  enemies.  If  it 
be  a  necessity  and  a  duty,  let  it  be  done  sadly  and 
firmly^  manfully  and  mournfully— 'Unless  our  passions 


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iBttst  be  excited^  Uiat  we  may  perform  oar  ilutv.  But 
if  we  may  be  ihankful  for  victory,  we  may  be  more 
thankful;  that  we  are  no  kmger  constrainea  to  strive 
for  victory,  «r  for  defence. 

Many  of  hs  have  th<Ntght,  that  our  cause  was  not 
right ;  or,  at  the  most,  thai  it  was  far  from  being  suf- 
ficient for  invi^ving  ihe  country  in  the  evils  of  hostil- 
ity with  the  juUion,  the  most  powerful  in  the  world 
with  lesDect  to  us.  These  undoubtedly  rejoice  great- 
ly in  feeling  a  release  from  the  morul,  as  well  as  the 
natural  evils  of  the  contest.  J^sA  indeed,  whether  it 
were  deemed  right  or  wrong,  I  doubt  not,  that  we  can 
all  rejoice  very  heartily  together,  thiat  the  war  is  end- 
ed, and  peaisexesiored. 

We  axe  relieved  Also  frmn  gieat  diflSculties  and  dan- 
gers in  our  internal  situaiion.  We  are  relieved  from 
many  and  heavy  burdens,  though  many  must  still  re^ 
main ;  from  many  wants  and  sufferings ;  from  the  ue- 
^ssityof  defenduig  ourselves  on  all  our  coasts  and 
borders;  from  violent  jneasures,  and  violent  ex^n'tionsi 
from  great  questions  aiid  dangers  respecting;  our  rights, 
and  tJkte  Constitution,  and  the  priiMsiples  of  the  Union^ 
4ind  the  interests  of  the  particular  members.  If  our 
internal  order  and  peace  may  now  be  preserved  with 
«quity,  this  is  a  great  jreasonfor  rejeioiag  to  patriotick 
minds. 

II.  The  blessings  of  peace,  then,  aire  first  percveived 
and  felt  in  a  discharge  from  the  eviM  and  miseries  of 
war.  We  scarcely  know  the  good,  that  |ve  possess, 
till  w-e  have  lost  U  ;  and  we  mosit  fee^Ungly  perceive  it, 
w^n  it  is  restored.  Yet  ijk  wm^A  not  be  very  natmral, 
or  not  very  wise,  to  |»lu«ge  ourselves  into  mjisery,  meice^ 
ly  ior  the  pleasure  of  being  delivered^  We  all  felt  <^ 
strong  8ensiaUo9  of  joy,  we  rslsed  a  tujmidt  of  joy,  when 
the  sudden  and  gla4«ound  of  peace  gireeted  ourears.  We 
stopped  not  to  dmibt,  or  to  inquire  into  cireuwstances,  w 
conditions.  Peace  ofanykiud  was  joyful  news.  Wewe^ 
delighted  with  the  very  name  of  peace.  We  ha4  experi- 
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er  and  more  exteiisive  calamities.  Buceesges  coatd  not 
conceal  them  from  us  ;  nor  could  they  conceal  our 
losses ;  for  we  must  honestly  confess,  that  we  had  but 
alternate  success.  Our  successes,  or  defences  appear- 
ed to  be  the  work,  or  the  will,  of  a  merciful  Provi- 
dence.  When  the  news  of  peace  arrived,  we  uttered 
the  spontaneous  effusions,  the  unrestrained  sentiments 
of  the  heart,  before  we  had  time  for  reflection  or  con< 
sideration.  We  showed,  how  great  a  blessing  we  es- 
teemed it,  how  greatly  it  was  desired. 

Afterwards  we  began  to  inquire  ;  What  have  we 
gained  by  the  peaee  ?  We  have  gained  peace.  Is  not 
that  enough  ?  What  would  you  have  more  ?  Would 
you  rather  have  the  war  continued  ?  What  have  we 
gained  by  the  war?  Or  what  should  we  gain,  if  it 
were  continued?  We  should  probably  gain  only  great- 
er losses  ;  or^  if  we  lost  nothing,  we  could  no  longer 
expect  to  gain  any  thing  from  a  powerful  nation,  re- 
leased from  her  European  engagements,  and  free  to 
bend  all  her  strength  against  us.  If  we  could  defend 
ourselves,  that  was  enough  for  us  to  expect  or  hope. 
In  the  mean  time,  this  defence  would  have  cost  us 
dear;  and  after  all,  we  should  do  well,  if  we  could 
end,  where  we  began.  The  times  are  changed,  and 
we  are  changed  with  them.  The  great  powers  of  the 
world  are  changed.  When  we  began,  the  predomi- 
nant powers  were  on  our  side.  We  might  flatter  our- 
selves, that  wecould  do  what  we  would,  and  accom- 
plish all  our  plans.  But  such  is  the  foresight  of  man ! 
That  flattering  hour  was  an  evil  hour.  What  mortal 
man  could  foresee  the  surprising  turn  of  affairs  in  the 
world  ?  In  process  of  time,  and  of  no  long  time,  the 
powers  were  turned  against  us  ;  or  left  us  to  cope  a- 
lona  with  a  nation,  which  we  must  acknowledge  to  be 
very  formidable.  It  was  time  for  us  to  change  like- 
wise. It  was  a  time  for  peace,  if  we  could  make  it.* 
To  this  all  must  assent ;  if  we  cannot  agree,  that  it 
was  a  time  for  war,  when  we  did  make  it.  It  is  bet- 
ter to  repent,  to  chaK^e  our  mind  and  conduct,  than  to 


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persist  in  a  ruinous  course ;  and  it  had  become  neces-i .  J 
sary.  .  ■  y-' 

It  is  said;  that  we  have  obtained  d'^ihing  of  all  the., 
objects,  to  which  we  pretended.  ^ur  pretensions 

were  not  right,  it  is  right,  that  they  should  be  relin> ,  - 
quished.  If  they  were  right,  but  impobsiblo  to  be  obr^  ^ 
tained,  we  could  not  perform  impossibilities.  If.  yri^l 
have  done  wrong,  the  wrong  was  in  making  the  war^^, 
i  rather  than  in  making  the  peace.  We  presume,  that 
all  prefer  the  peace  to  war,  with  all  the  disadvantage^ 
and  failures,  with  which  it  is  charged.  r 

Again  it  is  said,  that  we  have  lost  several  valuabldi^! 
advantages,  which  we  before  quietly  possessed.    A 
part  of  the  territory,  that  we  held  as  our  own,  is  now 
made  questionable,  and  is  actually  out  of  our  hands; 
and  some  valuable  privileges  in  the  fisheries  and  in 
commerce,  which  we  held  by  treaty,  are  now  either 
refused,  or  made  to  depend  on  the  will  of  the  govern, 
ment,  which  claims  the  right  to  them.    This  is  not 
denied.    But  is  it  not  better  to  sit  down  with  this  loss, 
than  to  incur  a  greater?     Can  we  not  comfort  our- 
selves with  the  consideration,  that  the  loss  and  dam-/ '; 
age  are  not  so  great,  as  they  might  have  been  ?    In 
truth,  as  these  rights  originally  belonged  to  the  ene. 
my,  and  as  we  had  lost  our  share  in  them  by  the  war^f^^ 
we  could  not  recover  them,  but  by  force  on  our  part,; 
or  by  good  will  on  their  part,  or  by  commutation ;  nei«  ; 
ther  of  which,  as  it  appears,  was  sufficient  for  the  pur-v .: 
pose.  £ 

But  it  may  be  inquired;  '<  Where  is  boasting  then?" 
What  reason  have  we  for  boasting?  What  great 
praise  and  glory  can  we  take  to  ourselves  ?  Truly,  I 
shall  not  pretend  to  prove  the  right  or  the  propriety  of 
boasting,  or  of  praising  ourselves,  or  of  glorying  in 
ourselves?  We  have  a  peace,  let  us  be  thankful. 
Men  of  the  greatest  and  most  real  worth  are  not  com. 
monly  the  most  boastful.  The  truly  great  and  good 
Washington,  the  grand  instrument  of  achieving  our 
Independence,  the  attracting  centre  of  our  Union,  was 


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Soiietbi«|^  hnweff^f  me  majr  have  gained.  We 
m»j  have  gaiMd  t xperience.  We  may  know  by  ex- 
perieice  th«  flviki  of  war.  We  may  know,  if  we  will, 
^'  the  thins*  tt»«t  belong  to  our  peace."  We  may 
knon  the  way*  of  war,  «  and  the  wayi  of  peaoe,"  and 
the  wide  diflwence.  We  may  learn  to  avoid  the  for- 
mer,  and  follow  the  hitor,  <<to  refese  the  evil,  and 
ehooee  the  i^ood ;"  and  we  have  strong  reasons  "  to 
seek  peace  and  ensue  it''  for  some  time  to  eome.  But 
we  must^  not  expeet  too  much  from  this  advantage. 
''There  is  bo  remen^anee  of  former  things,"  as  we 
are  taught  by  Solomon ;  and  his  words  sjre  proved  by 
^xperienea.  ^<  The  word  of  the  Lord,  the  word  of  di- 
vine wisdom,  endumth  forever." 

We  have  a  peace,  then,  let  us  be  ihankful.  If  we 
«an  boast  no  more,  let  us  be  thamkfiiL  Let  us  ac. 
knowledge  it  as  a  great  gift  of  divine  merey.  « It  is 
of  the  Lord's  mercies,  that  we  are  net  consumed,  be. 
cause  his  compassions  fail  not  Let  us  be  still,  kbA 
know  that  he  is  God." 

*'  The  Lord  hath  done  great  things  for  us,  whereof 
we  are  glad.  He  maketh  peace  in  our  borders,  and 
^lleth  us  with  the  ibest  of  the  wheat  We  hear  no 
more  the  sound  of  the  trumpet,  the  alarm  of  war.  Vi. 
olence  is  no  more  heafd  in  our  land;  wasting  nor  de- 
s^!«ctioB  within  our  borders.  Joy  and  gladness  are 
found  therein,  thanksgiving  and  the  voice  of  melody." 
Now  the  captives  am  veturuing  from  their  gloomy 
prisons  to  gladden  the  besits  of  their  mouffaiag  fam* 
ilies.  Now  the  soldiers  ju«  leturniiig  fnom  the 
^eld  of  battle  to  the  relations  of  «ivil  life.  They  have 
proved  their  bravery,  and  won  the  applause  of  their 
country;  may  they  preserve  by  their  virtoe  the  praise, 
which  they  have  acquired  by  their  valour.  Now  the 
arts,  and  toils,  and  perils  of  war  are  changed  for  the 
arts,  and  works,  and  fruits  of  peace.  The  artists  are 
retuming  to  their  occupations,  from  which  they  had 


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long  desisted  in  sad  and  pining  inaction.  The  eiraer- 
fal  sound  of  industry  begins  to  be  heard  in  the  streets. 
The  merchants  are  resuming  their  enterprise,  and 
sending  forth  their  ships  to  exehange  the  eonnnoditles 
•f  the  various  worM.  The  hardy  mariners  nmy  now 
find  tlieir  wonted  employ,  and  peacefully  traverse  the 
ocean^  and  jotI ally  hail  aU  that  thev  mee^  without  fear 
of  capture.  The  husbandman  raises  **  the  precious 
fruits  of  the  earth,'*  no  longer  to  feed  a  devouring  and 
deadly  war,  but  to  nonrish  the  peaceable  inhabitants 
of  the  land,  and  to  supply  an  usefiil,  enlivening  and 
enriching  commerce.  All  the  resources  of  an  exteU' 
sive  people  may  now  be  employed  to  increase  the  tran- 
quil arts,  and  improvements,  and  enjoyments  of  civil 
life  and  society.  There  are^  indeed,  and  there  must 
continue  to  be  great  publick  demands  upon  them ;  but 
these,  we  suppose,  will  not  be  augmented  by  new  and 
increasing  demands.  The  government  will  be  in  a 
great  degree  disembarrassed,  and  will  find  a  supply  in 
the  returning  activity  and  prosperity  of  the  people  ; 
a  prosperity,  which  may  slowly  birt  sorely  return,  if  wo 
have  learned  wbdom  by  the  evils,  that  we  Imve  snifored. 
The  contemplative  mind  delights  to  view  a  people 
freed  from  the  struggles  and  tlw  ravages  of  war  ^  and 
flourishing  in  the  works  and  enjoyments  of  peace  and 
prosperity.  Religion  rejoices  in  the  peace  and  hap^ 
piness  of  man,  and  in  seeing  an  end  to  so  many  mis- 
eries and  bitter  fruits  of  sin.  The  fruit  of  reli^on  is 
peace  and  benevolence.  <<  The  fruit  of  the  Spirit  is 
love,  joy,  peace."  The  Oos^l  is  emphatieally  styled 
the  6ospel  of  Peace.  Beligion  mourns,  when  the 
hostile  passions  reign.  She  mourns  over  the  sins  and 
the  ruins  of  man.  But  then  is  the  time,  when  she  hat 
least  influence  to  save  them.  Amidst  the  din  of  arms 
and  the  tumults  of  the  people^  they  hear  not  her  re- 
claiming voice ;  they  regard  not  her  benign  persuasion : 
they  are  occupied  with  tne  passing  and  pressing  events^ 
they  partake  of  the  temper  and  spirit  of  the  times;  and 
in  such  times  immorality  and  irreligion  abound.    But, 


\ 


m 


■;  \ 


m 


wheu  we  arc  settled  down  in  peaceful  and  tranquil  life^ 
may  it  not  be  hoped,  that  we  may  be  led  to  serious  re- 
flection, to  a  solemn  consideration  of  the  judgments 
and  the  mercies  of  the  Lord,  to  attend  to  that  religion^ 
which  is  the  firmest  security  of  peace,  which  brings  us 
peace  with  Gkid,  and  is  the  chief  good,  the  best  hope, 
and  the  strongest  bond  of  man  and  of  human  society? 
Looking  abroad  to  other  nations,  we  behold,  what 
wonders  are  wrought  in  the  earths  The  naticms,  which 
were  lately  and  long  engaged  in  the  most  terrible  wars^ 
are  now  enjoying  an  universal  repose;  and  their 
Chiefs  are  assembled  in  a  grand  Congress,  to  effect  a 
general  pacification.  Seldom  or'  never,  I  believe,  has 
such  a  scene  been  exhibited  on  the  face  of  the  earths 
Rarely  has  there  been  so  great  a  change  so  suddenly 
produced.  The  conqueror  is  fallen,  and  the  world  is 
at  rest.  The  Providence  of  the  Lord  is  <<  made  man- 
ifest" in  these  mighty  operations.  .  What  a  happy  and 
glorious  change  is  wrought  in  the  condition  of  so  many 
nations,  of  so  many  millions  of  people.  Glorious  I 
deem  it,  <<  not  to  destroy  men's  lives,  but  to  save  them;" 
not  to  render  them  wretched,  but  to  render  them  happy  < 
If  they  are  not  all  completely  happy,  yet  they  are 
happy  comparatively  with  their  former  condition.  The 
nations  were  repeatedly  torn  up  from  their  founda- 
tions, and  dashed  tf^ther,  and  broken  to  pieces,  in 
tremendous  conflicts.  We  should  account  it  a'  most 
happy  and  glorious  change  in  the  policy  of  the  world, 
if  the  nations  could  be  settled  and  preserved  in  peace, 
and  justice,  and  friendly  relations  :  And  to  observe 
justice  on  all  sides  would  infallibly  preserve  the  peace 
of  all.  We  had  hoped,  that  this  most  wise  and  hap- 
py policy  would  be  the  study  and  the  consequence  of 
the  present  assembly  of  Sovereigns  and  their  minis- 
ters ;  that  their  long  experience  of  the  miseries  of  war 
and  the  crimes  of  ambition  would  persuade  them  to 
study  to  preserve  the  peace  for  a  long  time ;  to  infix 
principles  of  justice  in  tlieir  own  minds  ;  to  establish 
the  nations  with  equity  and  with  generosity  ;  and,  if 


^sSsmSSbi-j 


P^  *o  serious  re- 

*he  best  hope, 
^umaii  society? 
» behold,  wh^t 
°*"<«>s,  which 
t  terrible  wars, 
®»    and  their 

:„^'i«^«.  has 

■^  o*^  the  earth. 

fo  suddenly 

the  world  is 

'made  man- 

*  nappy  and 
nofso^^^^ 

Glorious  I 
save  them,-'' 
fhemhappy, 
et  they  are 
dition.  The 
e«r  founda- 
'Pjece8,in 

»«aino8t 
the  world, 

*w  peace, 
to  observe 

the  peace 

and  hap. 
quehce  of 
eif  minis. 
69  of  War 

them  to 
;  to  infix 
establish 
!  and,  if 


; ^ _ ,  jf  ^ 

possible,  to  form  some  general  system  for  adjusting 
disputes  amicably  without  resorting  to  arms.  We 
had  hoped,  that  the  magoattimity,  which  was  admir- 
ed in  Alexander,  would  have  beeii  consummated,  and 
would  have  crowned  him  with  excellent  glory,  in  this 
grand  negociation.  We  had  fondly  hoped,  that  this 
surprising  revolution  might  be  the  dawn  of  a  brighter 
day,  might  introdace  a  new  and  happier  order  of 
things,  to  the  afflicted  world.  We  had  even  connect- 
ed these  views  and  hopes  with  the  extensive  exertions, 
that  are  made  to  diffuse  the  Word  of  truth,  the  Gii>9- 
pel  of  peace  and  salvation.  But  we  fear,  that  they  are 
still  men,  and  kings,  selfish,  ambitious,  avaricious,  con- 
tending, perhaps  fighting  again,  to  divide  the  spoil,  or 
to  seize  the  prey.  But  we  have  no  certain  information. 
^  We  would  still  enjoy  the  pleasing  hope,  while  we 
I  may,  that  their  past  sufferings,  or  the  sufferings  of 
their  people,  and  some  sense  of  equity,  of  mercy,  and 
of  awful  duty,  may  restrain  their  passions,  and  dis- 
pose them  to  follow  counsels  of  reason  and  modera- 
tion, of  universal  and  durable  peace. 

O  ye  Rulers  of  the  people,  ye  Leaders  and  Com- 
manders of  the  people,  ye,  who  are  set  up  on  high,  to 
be  the  Pastors  atid  Guardians  of  the  peo{^le ;  behold 
the  woes  and  the  horrors  of  war,  <<the  distress  and 
perplexity  of  nations,"  the  horrid  spectacle  of  men 
and  nations  driven  on  without  reason  to  mutual  slaugh- 
ter ;  then  contemplate  your  people  prosperous  and 
happy  in  tllie  works,  the  improvements,  the  enjoy- 
ments of  peace,  the  nations  connected  in  amicable  atid 
beneficial  relations  and  commerce ;  set  these  extreme- 
ly contrasted  scenes  before  your  eyes,  and  let  them 
penetrate  to  your  hearts,  and  ham  war  no  more, 
JLeam  truth,  which  you  have  seldom  heard,  learn 
truth,  learn  righteousness,  learn  wisdom,  learn  the 
fear  of  theLord,  *<  before  whose  judgment-seat  you  must 
'  stand  ;"  and  then  will  you  learn  to  love  and  to  preserve 
the  peace  of  nations  and  of  the  world.  Then  will 
you  learn  a  trufh  as  obvious,  as  it  is  unknown,  that 
8 


tii    *. 


1» 

your  glory  consists,  not  in  destroying,  Init  in  preserv- 
ing ^our  people  j  your  happiness,  not  in  their  misery, 
but  m  their  prosperity.  Then  will  yoto  find  the  glory 
and  the  joy,  which  fly  from  your  errors  and  your  pas. 
felons,  which  escape  your  blind  and  mad  pursuit; 
not  the  abject  homage  of  fear  and  of  hatred,  of  vice 
and  of  baseness  ;  but  the  true,  the  pure,  the  sublime 
glory  and  joy,  to  which  the  Universal  and  Perfect 
Sovereign  exalts  you,  of  being  "His  Ministers  foy 
good''  to  the  people,  the  Benefactors,  the  Delight> 
And  the  admiration  of  mankind. 

We  conclude  with  two  heads  of  Improvement,  that 
have  been  proposed. 

V    1.  We  have  great  reasons  fbr  gratitude  to  the  Al- 
inighty  Ruler.    It  is  not  without  his  will  and  his  prov- 
idence,  that  peace  has  visited  our  shores.    I\  i»  the 
visitation  of  his  mercy.     He  has  visited  us  with  his 
judgments  :  Now  he  visits  us  in  his  mercy*    Let  the 
joy,   that  has  entered  into  our  hearts,  be  raised  in 
grateful  oflfering  to  the  throne  of  his  grace.    We  are 
heartily  glad ;  let  us  be  devoutly  thankful.    We  hear- 
tily  rejoice;   let  us  "rejoice  in  the  Lord.'^    Let  us 
learn  "  to  acknowledge  God'»  in  all  things ;  to  think 
and  to  speak  of  all  his  wondrous  works.    Let  us  learn 
to  revere  his  power,  to  fear  his  judgments,  "to  hope 
m  his  mercy,"  and  to  be  grateful  for  all  his  benefits. 
Let  us  forget  none  of  his  benefits  j   Oh  let  us  not  be 
of  those,  "  who  forget  God,"    We  have  peculiar  and 
strong  reasons  at  present,  to  acknowledge  and  remeni. 
ber  his  mercy.     *"  Bless  the  Lord,  O  our  souls,  and 
All  that  is  within  us,  bless  his  holy  name.    Bless  the 
Lord,   O  our  souls,  and  forget  not  all  his  benefits- 
Who   forgiveth    our  iniquities  ;    who  healeth    our 
diseases  ;  who  redeemeth  our  lives  from  destruction ; 
who  crowneth  us  with  loving-kindness  and  tender- 
mercies.     The  Lord  is  merciful  and  gracious,  slow  to 
anger,  and  plenteous  in  mercy.     He  will  not  always 
chide  ;   neither  will  he  keep  his  anger  forever.     He 

*  Psalm  103. 


¥ 


Ml 


::s> i^;  ,-■■  *  ..-    .-  ' 


•'^te 


WS:ir-.^^~Sr^ 


^«^  And  5,r;r^ 

f^  Jo  the  AI. 
^»«dhisprov. 

?"'    i-et  the 
oe  raised  in 

tet  us 
i® »;  to  tJiiaJr 
-et^is  learn 
to  hope 
;s  benefits, 
us  not  be 
-uliar  and 
'"  »^ineni. 

°^ess  the 
benefits ; 
^*i    om- 
ruction; 
tender- 
slow  to 
ahvays 

»•.    He 


%tdh  not  dealt  with  us  af,  r  our  sins^  nor  rewarded  uh 
according  to  our  iniquities.  The  Lord  hath  prepared 
his  throne  in  the  heaTens ;  and  his  kingdom  ruleth  o- 
ver  all.  Bless  the  Lord,  all  his  works,  in  all  places 
of  his  dominion.  Bless  the  Lord,  O  our  souls.  ^O 
give  thanks  unto  the  Lord,  for  he  is  good ;  for  his 
mercy  endureth  forever.  Let  the  redeemed  of  the 
Lord  say  so,  whom  he  hath  redeemed  from  the  hand 
of  the  enemy.  Oh  that  men  would  praise  the  Lord  for 
his  goodness,  and  for  his  wonderful  works  to  the 
children  of  men !  For  he  satisfieth  the  longing  soul, 
and  filleth  the  hungry  soul  with  goodness.  Such  as 
sit  in  darkness,  and  in  the  shadow  of  death,  being 
bound  in  affliction  and  iron }  Becanse  they  rebelled 
against  the  words  of  God,  and  contemned  the  counsel 
of  the  Most  Uigh^  Therefore  he  brought  down  their 
heart  with  labour ;  they  fell  down,  and  there  was 
none  to  help ;  Then  they  cried  unto  the  Lord  in  their 
trouble,  and  he  saved  them  out  of  their  distresses.  He 
brought  them  out  of  darkness,  and  the  shadow  of 
death,  and  break  their  bands  in  sunder.  Oh  that  men 
would  praise  the  Lord  for  his  goodness,  and  for  his 
wonderful  works  to  the  children  of  men.  Whoso  is 
wise,  and  will  observe  these  4;bings,  even  they  shall 
understand  the  loving-kindness  of  the  Lord." 

The  language  of  inspiration  offers  >the  most  suitable 
and  worthy  expressions  of  praise  and  thanksgivings 
and  it  may  be  found  adapted  to  all  religious  occasions. 
Thus  saith  the  Lord,  '<  Whoso  offereth  praise,  glorifif 
eth  me :  and  to  him,  that  ordereth  his  conversation 
aright,  will  I  shew  the  salvation  of  6Dd."t  He  is 
pleased  to  accept  the  praises  of  the  unworthy  race  of 
men,  as  glorifying  Him,  <<  whose  glory  is  above  the 
heavens."  Another  most  suitable  and  due  expression 
of  gratitude  is  to  order  our  conversation,  our  conduct, 
aright  before  Him.  His  mercy  is  a  great  motive  to 
this  grateful  duty ;  and  our  hope  requires  it,  if  we  dei- 
fiire  to  trust  in  his  providence  and  his  grace,  and  to 
see -the  salvation  of  God,  in  time,  and  in  eternity. 
*  Fsalm  107.    t  Psalm  50,  33. 


I 


i 


tl 


,,-> 


2.  From  the  oceasioii  and  the  rabject  arif  e  retflont 
for  preserving  peace,  as  mueh  as  Ueth  io  us,  as  much 
and  as  lon^i;  as  possible.  <<  If  it  be  possible,  as  nueb 
as  lieth  in  you,  live  peaceably  with  all  men."* 

I  intended  to  make  this  argument  a  long  one ;  Imt  I 
have  spolien  long  enough,  and  must  make  it  a  short 
one. 

All  that  has  been  said,  and  all  that  eaa  be  said,  of 
the  evils  of  war,  and  of  the  blessings  of  peace,  of  the 
spirit  of  religion,  and  of  the  happiness  of  man,  are  ar- 
guments  for  preserving  peace  to  the  utmost  point  of 
reason,  and  of  forbearance.  We  have  had  forcible, 
and  pressing,  and  convincing  arguments  in  the  war, 
which  is  now  ended;  and,  I  presume,  we  are  suA- 
ciently  disposed  to  listen  to  the  doctrine  and  the  duty 
P^peace.  Why  are  we  here  assembled  this  day? 
Why  is  the  nation  assembled  this  day?  To  give  thanks 
for  the  blessing  of  peace.  If  it  were  not  esteemed  a 
blessing,  if  it  were  not  esteemed  preferable  to  war,  or 
If  it  were  accounted  less  eligible,  we  ought  either  tQ 
keep  silence,  or  to  keep  a  day  of  fasting  and  humilia. 
tion.  We  are  not  giving  thanks  for  any  thing,  that  we 
I  have  gamed;  but  simply  for  the  blessing  of  peace. 
This  act,  this  publick  act  speaks  a  language,  which 
should  be  remembered,  when  our  hostile  passions  are 
again  excited.  A  great  part  of  mankind  seem  eag,er 
to  rush  into  war,  and  when  they  have  tried  it,  they 
are  as  eager  to  escape  from  it;  and  peace  on  almost 
any  terms  is  received  as  an  occasion  of  rejoicing  and 
tiianksgiving.  Thus  do  they  bear  the  testimony  of 
their  own  experience  against  the  errors  of  their  own 
opinions  and  passions.  But  I  will  suppose,  that  the 
greater  part  of  civilized  people,  in  their  sober  thought, 
when  their  passions  arc  not  roused,  are  convinced,  that 
war  is  one  of  the  most  severe  calamities,  which  afBict 
the  human  race.  If  they  are  not  so  convinced,  I  will 
hold  the  position,  for  my  part,  as  certain  and  proved. 
The  question  then  is.  How  to  avoid  or  avert  this 
deadly  evil?  / 

*  Jloin.  12,  18, 


-•-■.^ 


I 


x. 


..K^ji'ai 


^'>  M  mucli 

^"•5  but  I 
"  *  ahprt 

*»«  ••id,  of 

•*n^  *i«  tr. 

/7  PoioUf 
J«  forciWe, 
n  the  irar, 
**«  •uffi. 
fhe  dutv 
*»«•  day? 
ye  thank. 
'Keemed  a 

\^!''  '^^ 
either  t^ 

,  that  We 
*^  peace. 
8*  which 
ions  arc 
n  ea^er 
>^  thej 
aJniost 
ngand 
>ny  of 
fown 
at  the 
»»Sht, 
>  that 
met 
will 

ved. 


«1     . 

The  publick  sentiment  must,  if  possible,  and  as  far 
M  pMSibUy  be  set  against  it.  We  must  accustom  our. 
selves  to  think  and  to  speak  of  peace,  as  one  of  the 
greatest  of  temporal  blessings  ;  of  war  as  one  of  the 
greatest  evils  and  scourges  in  this  evil  and  sinful 
world  I  to  which  we  should  not  resort  but  in  unavoid. 
able  necessity.  If  we  enjoy  any  freedom,  the  publick 
sentiment  and  publick  voice,  the  prevalent  voice,  will 
produce  its  effect  upon  the  acts  and  the  character  of 
the  govarnmrat. 

It  may  be  alleged,  that  wars  are  frequently  neces- 
tAry  and  unavoidable.  If  they  are  unavoidable,  they 
cannot  be  avoided.  But  the  necessity,  that  would  jus- 
tify them,  s^^ld  be  an  inevitable,  or  an  indispensable 
necessity.  Were  this  the  rule  of  war,  it  would  be 
mueb  less  frequent.  We  should  not  imagine,  that 
eur  honor  or  interest  requires  us  to  revenge  every 
offenoe  with  the  whole  body  and  blood  of  the  nation. 
If  sueh  be  the  law  of  honor,  we  must  always  be  flght- 
ing,  all  naiMns,  and  all  men.  As  in  private  life,  so 
in  publick  affairs,  a  more  pacifick  spirit  would  be  more 
honorable  and  nmgnanimous  ;  and  very  probably 
would  be  mere  hap|(ily  successful  in  saving  both  our 
honor  and  prospecity.  The  wrathful  Potentates  of 
the  earth,  when  they  are  hastening  to  war,  often  pre- 
face their  declarations  with  praises  of  their  forbear- 
ance, which  they  decorate  with  the  style  of  magna- 
nimity. Wb  are  not  obliged  to  believe  all  tlieir  decla- 
rations $  but  we  may  see  in  them  a  concession  to  the 
sentiment  and  the  ^uth,  that  forbearance  may  be  mag- 
nanimeue.  I^  it  be  unwise  to  allow  ourselves  to  be 
driven  to  madness  by  every  offence ;  it  is  not  less,  but 
eiUl  moi<e  unwise,  to  suffer  ourselves  to  be  carried  a. 
way  with  false  or  unreasonable  pretexts,  commonly 
tricked  out  to  cover  other  desif^s  and  motives,  which 
will  not  bear  a  disclosure.  For  this  reason  it  is  most 
conducive  and  even  necessary  to  our  peace,  and  eve- 
ry other  good  of  society,  that  we  should  endeavor  to 
?ic(|uire  as  much  knowledge,  as  we  can  attain,  and  to 


■-<«k. . 


■•*iit-' 


B>f 

'T« 

n 

\i 

i  1 

■■  1 K 

■A  1* 

ll 

IP 

form  an  honest  and  sound  judcmf nt ;  that  we  may 
not  be  carried  away  by  the  wind  of  wordi,  and  delu- 
ded by  false  pretensions. 

Again^  there  is  an  old  and  established  maxim,  thai 
we  must  be  prepared  for  war,  that  we  may  be  able  to 
maintain  peace.  This  is  not  denied :  And  if  we  are 
prepared  for  war,  with  the  love  of  peace  and  justice, 
we  shall  probably  not  often  have  much  other  trouble, 
than  that  of  the  preparation. 

That  we  may  preserve  peace,  we  must  cultivate 
justice.    We  must  study  to  be  just  ourselves  j  to  pro- 
mote  and  support  just  principles,  just  measures,  and 
just  men;  to  discountenance,  and  reprobate,  and  law. 
fully  and  stedfastly  oppose  all  injustice.    We  must 
take  King  David's  rule  for  our  rule,  whether  we  be 
in  office,  or  electors  :    «  He  that  ruleth  over  men  must 
be  just,  ruling  in  the  fear  of  God."*  A  just  nation  and 
ajustgovcrnmont  wiil  not  intentionally  do  wrong  to 
another  nation;  nor  impute  wrong  to  them  without  cause. 
They  will  make  no  wars  from  corrupt  motives,  from 
cupidity,  intrigue,  depraved  ambition,  lust  of  domin. 
ion,  or  mad  passion.    They  will  of  course,  on  their 
part,  as  much  as  lieth  in  tkem,  avoid  all  the  wars, 
which  flow  from  these  principal  and  most  abundant 
sources.     Nor  will  other  nations  easily  make  war  up- 
on them.     They  will  be  respected.    Occasions  cannot 
easily  be  found  or  Uken  against  them.    If  there  be 
justice  on  the  other  side,  as  there  may  ^J,  differences 
will  be  easily  composed.    But,  if  the^  must  resist  in- 
vasion,  or  intolerable  injury,  they  will  be  strong  in  the 
right,  in  their  prineiples  and  habits,  in  their  union,  in 
their  united  and  virtuous  energy,  in  the  hope  of  the 
favor  of  Heaven,  and  probably  in  the  favor  and  sup- 
port of  other  powers. 

All  virtue  is  promotive  of  peace ;  as  it  is,  of  good 

order,  and  g-ood  government.    The  well  principled, 

and  well  int-  med,  v/ill  promote  the  well  principled 

to  places  of  trust  and  influence  ;  and  wiU  encourage 

"   .        /  ^'"      •  9 Samuel  28,  3,     ' 


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and  fUftain  sood  prinejplei  and  upright  measurcH. 
fiut,  ai  David  layiy  *^  Wickedness  proceedeth  from 
the  wicked  :**  Or,  as  Daniel  says,  *'  Tl  -  wicked  will 
do  wickedly )  and  none  of  the  wicked  hall  under- 
flland  ;  but  the  wise  shall  understand."  The  vicious 
and  unprincipled  are  prepared  for  iniqui  fui*  deceit 
for  violence,  for  corruption,  fordelusinn,  at  hume  and 
abroad,  as  leaders,  or  as  followers. 

Finallv,  Religion  is  the  firmest  and  surcNl  founda- 
tion of  all  virtue,  and  justice,  and  pefce,  an!  good- 
ness and  happiness.  There  is  an  intimate  and  CHsen- 
tial  connexion  between  truth  and  righteousness  and 
peace,  %vA  i^  i.nr  of  the  Lord,  and  the  love  of  God 
and  of  at  ..V*.  ^  And  to  a  people,  <<  that  is  in  such 
a  ccsti.  tUere  ib  high  hope  of  Almighty  favor  and 
|HutecikOh.  Hear  the  word  of  the  Lord.  <<  Hear  ye 
tuc  Asa,  and  all  Judah  and  Benjamin ;  The  Lord  is 
^vith  you,  while  ye  be  with  him ;  and  if  ye  seek  him, 
lie  will  bu  found  of  you ;  but  if  ye  forsake  him,  ho 
will  forsake  you."* 

**  The  Lord  is  in  his  holy  temple,  the  Lord's  throne 
is  in  heaven :  his  eyes  behold,  his  eyelids  try  the 
children  of  men.  The  Lord  trieth  the  righteous  :  but 
the  wicked,  and  him  that  loveth  violence,  his  soul  hat- 
eth.  For  the  righteous  Lord  loveth  righteousness  ; 
his  countenance  doth  behold  the  upright."t  <<  Seek 
ye  the  Lord,  while  he  may  be  found ;  call  ye  upon 
him,  while  he  is  near.  Let  the  wicked  forsake  his 
way,  and  the  unrighteous  man  his  thoughts ;  and  let 
him  return  unto  the  Lord,  and  he  will  have  mercy  up. 
on  him ;  and  to  our  God,  for  he  will  abundantly  par- 
don. "|  *'  I  will  hear  what  God  the  Lord  will  speak  : 
for  he  will  speak  peace  unto  his  people  and  to  hi.s 
saints  ;  but  let  them  not  turn  again  to  folly.  Surely 
his  salvation  is  nigh  them  that  fear  him  ;  that  glory 
may  dwell  in  our  land."|| 

*  2  Chron.  10,  2.      f  Psalm  11.      \  Isaiah  93.    ||  Psalm  63. 


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NOT£<~to  Page  Vy  Use  23.  Jinbitim,  avarice.}  Atid  wlu»ie 
cabiaett  of  intrieu')!,  aoknown  to  at)  who  are  not  w  tlti  se«n^. 

P.  ±i.  1.  9.  W  >  may  well  sappoie,  that  the  HHttih  «!•«  fead 
their  partieular  reasons  f6t  makingpeaee.  They  hid  hera  fight- 
ing long  cnon^  to  be  satisied.  Thty  might  prtftr  bcmv  awl 
eommeree  to  a  frifhleiiB  and  eostljr  reveo^.  Thay  mignt  wish  to 
diminish,  rather  than  to  increase,  their  immense  debt.  Perhaps 
it  is  not  assnming  too  mueh  to  ourselves,  tw  sdppose,  diaX  they 
mi^t  b6  willing  to  be  rid  of  us,  that  they  might  tuMi  all  tlwir  M« 
tention  and  weight  upon  the  i^airs  of  EuroBc.  Oar  eruioen  aiw 
were  very  troublesome,  av^  the  trouble  and  dAmtte  vimuld  prob- 
ably have  been  ^atly  inei^ased,  if  we  had  beeil  further  obliged 
to  make  it  our  business  and  oar  defence. 

P.  13, 1.  30.  Where  is  haasHrv  then  ?]  Where  f  Bvery  where, 
and  in  every  ease,  and  without  blushing.  We  havakad  too  maeh 
vaunting  and  bombast  in  the  beginning,  middle*  and  and  Of  the 
traaedy.  But  the  best  performers  have  not  been  the  moft  noisy 
deeiaimcrs.  If  big  words,  brave  words,  (prave  ^ords,  as  Captain 
Fluellen  says  of  Aneient  Pistol)  if  lAigbty  words  were  foreible« 
as  mighty  deeds,  or  would  pass  for  deeds  abroad,  as  wolf  as  at 
home,  we  have  had  enough  of  them,  to  take  all  the  British  colo- 
nies on  this  continent,  and  even  to  make  Old  Eng^uid,  Seotlandy 
and  Ireland,  our  colonies. 

Whether  it  be  wise,  or  unwise,  I  cannot  ref!ridn  f^oito  t^iog  a 
little  simple  story,  that  I  have  somewhere  read,  or  heard,  or 
dreamt  One  of  oar  British  Govemora,  (fer  they  too  ean  swell 
and  puff,)  Pownal,  1  believe,  held  a  talk  with  the  Indians,  and 
he  talked  very  stoutly,  and  threatened  to  bring  against  them  as 
many  men,  as  there  were  trees  in  the  forest.  An  old  Chief  gruff- 
ly replied;  Urn— — inneh big  speak. 

One  of  the  soaadest  and  sharpest  of  sritieks,  Dr.  Campbell,  has 
long  ago  censored,  somewhat  severely,  « the  turgid  dialect  of 
America."  But,  perhaps,,  he  knew  not,  that  there  may  be  as  much 
canning  as  folly  in  it.  Perhaps  he  was  too  honest  to  know,  what 
a  French  Philosopher  has  told  os,  (Mirabeaa,  I  think)  %  That 
words  are  things.  Namca  stand  for  ai^aments.  Words  pas8 
eorrent  for  deem.  And  great  talking  saves  a  great  deal  of  trou* 
ble  of  well-doing,  and  is  much  more  agreeahte>|p|i»cceptable. 


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